aka Ying
@smallandhungry.bsky.social
(She/her)
Intersectional feminist, & the executive function in an AuDHD household.
NB Kiddo (they/them).
Intersectional feminist, & the executive function in an AuDHD household.
NB Kiddo (they/them).
I kinda wish they still offered soup after blood donations… (Muji instant soups would be choice)
October 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I kinda wish they still offered soup after blood donations… (Muji instant soups would be choice)
We apologize for the inconvenience but the Mother Creature is currently in Gremlin Mode until she finishes ‘Ghost of Yotei’.
If you require executive function, please hold while we try to connect you…
If you require executive function, please hold while we try to connect you…
October 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We apologize for the inconvenience but the Mother Creature is currently in Gremlin Mode until she finishes ‘Ghost of Yotei’.
If you require executive function, please hold while we try to connect you…
If you require executive function, please hold while we try to connect you…
I go to Ueno Zoo to be stared at by shoebills & eat panda dango
August 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I go to Ueno Zoo to be stared at by shoebills & eat panda dango
Somehow managed to wrench my knee in my sleep. 😑
Kiddo’s theory is that I was trying to put my leg over @chealion.ca but hurt myself bc he wasn’t there …
Another reason to tag along for business trips whenever possible 😜
Kiddo’s theory is that I was trying to put my leg over @chealion.ca but hurt myself bc he wasn’t there …
Another reason to tag along for business trips whenever possible 😜
April 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Somehow managed to wrench my knee in my sleep. 😑
Kiddo’s theory is that I was trying to put my leg over @chealion.ca but hurt myself bc he wasn’t there …
Another reason to tag along for business trips whenever possible 😜
Kiddo’s theory is that I was trying to put my leg over @chealion.ca but hurt myself bc he wasn’t there …
Another reason to tag along for business trips whenever possible 😜
Reposted by aka Ying
This!
A full time job should pay enough to house and feed you and your family!
That should be normal.
It shouldn't matter if that full time job is manufacturing, government work, or cashier at a grocery store.
A full time job should pay enough to house and feed you and your family!
That should be normal.
It shouldn't matter if that full time job is manufacturing, government work, or cashier at a grocery store.
It's not necessary to onshore manufacturing for people to have good wages that they can use to build secure lives
it's necessary to reverse decades of anti-union policies and stop billionaires from siphoning away all the value workers create
it's necessary to reverse decades of anti-union policies and stop billionaires from siphoning away all the value workers create
April 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This!
A full time job should pay enough to house and feed you and your family!
That should be normal.
It shouldn't matter if that full time job is manufacturing, government work, or cashier at a grocery store.
A full time job should pay enough to house and feed you and your family!
That should be normal.
It shouldn't matter if that full time job is manufacturing, government work, or cashier at a grocery store.
I am 42! Where’s my answer to life, the universe, & everything?
March 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I am 42! Where’s my answer to life, the universe, & everything?
We made it past the photo-hungry crowds of Fushimi Inari to the summit of Inariyama! Then rewarded ourselves with amazing matcha soba & parfaits at Tsubakido at the bottom. 😋
March 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
We made it past the photo-hungry crowds of Fushimi Inari to the summit of Inariyama! Then rewarded ourselves with amazing matcha soba & parfaits at Tsubakido at the bottom. 😋
Can I just say how amazing & appalling it is that even the Lawson at Ghibli Park carries limited edition goods?
March 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Can I just say how amazing & appalling it is that even the Lawson at Ghibli Park carries limited edition goods?
Turned into a hot, sunny day at Ghibli Park!
Kid wanted to try their hand at making “gohei mochi” over a charcoal grill. Too hot for me, so @chealion.ca gets to experience it too (as the adult supervision).
I am waiting outside in the shade to taste the results. 😝
Kid wanted to try their hand at making “gohei mochi” over a charcoal grill. Too hot for me, so @chealion.ca gets to experience it too (as the adult supervision).
I am waiting outside in the shade to taste the results. 😝
March 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Turned into a hot, sunny day at Ghibli Park!
Kid wanted to try their hand at making “gohei mochi” over a charcoal grill. Too hot for me, so @chealion.ca gets to experience it too (as the adult supervision).
I am waiting outside in the shade to taste the results. 😝
Kid wanted to try their hand at making “gohei mochi” over a charcoal grill. Too hot for me, so @chealion.ca gets to experience it too (as the adult supervision).
I am waiting outside in the shade to taste the results. 😝
Went to Arashiyama & enjoyed the unexpected pleasure of a “zen vegetarian meal” at Shojin Ryori (they are usually booked solid; we had no reservation!)
March 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Went to Arashiyama & enjoyed the unexpected pleasure of a “zen vegetarian meal” at Shojin Ryori (they are usually booked solid; we had no reservation!)
Teaching Kid to give basic leg massages was a good idea
March 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Teaching Kid to give basic leg massages was a good idea
First sighting of an authentic Brommie in Japan at Osaka Station! (& it was the same one as @brettbergie.bsky.social)
March 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
First sighting of an authentic Brommie in Japan at Osaka Station! (& it was the same one as @brettbergie.bsky.social)
Already love the quieter pace of Kyoto. They have cigarette/smoke-free zones, & there is a “Espresso, Bread, & Kyoto” right around the corner 😋
March 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Already love the quieter pace of Kyoto. They have cigarette/smoke-free zones, & there is a “Espresso, Bread, & Kyoto” right around the corner 😋
I don’t know if it’s the neighborhoods we stayed in (Ueno in Tokyo; Motomachi in Osaka), but I’m finding more obvious accommodations (eg. braille used in public spaces) in Osaka. There are also a lot more people with differing mobility out & about in the major stations here.
March 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I don’t know if it’s the neighborhoods we stayed in (Ueno in Tokyo; Motomachi in Osaka), but I’m finding more obvious accommodations (eg. braille used in public spaces) in Osaka. There are also a lot more people with differing mobility out & about in the major stations here.
I finally figured out the (probable) reason I’ve been getting dirty looks when @chealion.ca pays at checkout. He still wears his wedding ring (but I don’t wear mine after my hands swelled during pregnancy).
March 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I finally figured out the (probable) reason I’ve been getting dirty looks when @chealion.ca pays at checkout. He still wears his wedding ring (but I don’t wear mine after my hands swelled during pregnancy).
Ensured @chealion.ca got his kushikatsu experience in at Daruma #everythingistastierwhendeepfriedonastick
March 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ensured @chealion.ca got his kushikatsu experience in at Daruma #everythingistastierwhendeepfriedonastick
@klaszus.bsky.social Sprawl pin on holiday
March 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
@klaszus.bsky.social Sprawl pin on holiday
Accosted by native deer on Miyajima. #stoptryingtoeatmybackpack
March 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Accosted by native deer on Miyajima. #stoptryingtoeatmybackpack
It absolutely poured at teamLabs Botanical, but nothing dampens the Kid for long
March 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It absolutely poured at teamLabs Botanical, but nothing dampens the Kid for long
Doom-scrolling is /slightly/ less depressing while sitting on a heated toilet seat.
March 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Doom-scrolling is /slightly/ less depressing while sitting on a heated toilet seat.
Osaka has a LOT more public seating, as well as readily available bins. Dotonburi is a zoo, but very cool to experience - need more cash to go back for more street food, though! Rainbow hair dye is not getting stared at here as much either.
March 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Osaka has a LOT more public seating, as well as readily available bins. Dotonburi is a zoo, but very cool to experience - need more cash to go back for more street food, though! Rainbow hair dye is not getting stared at here as much either.
Passenger rail between Tokyo & Osaka has utterly convinced my family of the superiority of traveling by rail. The ekiben (train lunches) were marvelous too!
March 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Passenger rail between Tokyo & Osaka has utterly convinced my family of the superiority of traveling by rail. The ekiben (train lunches) were marvelous too!
First Shinkansen check-in was pretty stressful with a 12y.o. Suica considers them a child, but the Shinkansen required us to buy them an adult ticket (11y.o. cutoff instead of 13). So trying to enter with the child Suica caused an error. Everything sorted but much confusion initially. 🤦🏻♀️
March 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
First Shinkansen check-in was pretty stressful with a 12y.o. Suica considers them a child, but the Shinkansen required us to buy them an adult ticket (11y.o. cutoff instead of 13). So trying to enter with the child Suica caused an error. Everything sorted but much confusion initially. 🤦🏻♀️